Polling Station, Bangor © Rossographer

J5081 : Polling Station, Bangor

taken 9 years ago, near to Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland

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Polling Station, Bangor

The front entrance of Bangor Library J5081 : Bangor Library [20], the ground floor of which was being used as a Polling Station for the 2015 General Election - the first time I have seen the library used in this way.

UK General Election 2015

The UK General Election 2015 was held on 7th May.

The election was won outright by the Conservative party with David Cameron as Prime Minister. The Conservatives won with a majority, having taken 331 of the 650 parliamentary seats.

Number of votes and seats for the largest four parties;
Conservatives 11.33m votes, 331 seats
Labour 9.34m votes, 232 seats
UK Independence Party 3.88m votes, 1 seat
Liberal Democrats 2.41m votes, 8 seats

The Scottish National Party took 56 seats having only 1.45m votes, becoming the 3rd largest party in parliament.

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Grid Square: J5081, 1044 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rossographer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 7 May, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 8 May, 2015
Geographical Context: Public buildings and spaces City, Town centre People, Events
Building Type (from Tags): Library
Place (from Tags): Bangor
Subject Location: Irish: J 509 817 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:39.6481N 5:39.6713W
Camera Location: Irish: J 509 816
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)